Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

5,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.67/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 625 lb · 170 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.17/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 475 lb · 98 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.03/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 627 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,575	4,052	2,760
Feeder cattle	4,425	3,295	2,250
Slaughter cattle	804	456	314
Replacement cattle	346	301	196

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	196.00–200.00	$198.00	$584	—
305–345	322	7	185.00–200.00	$189.77	$611	+12.39
355–395	381	14	159.00–186.00	$173.84	$662	+4.49
400–445	420	21	154.00–177.00	$167.33	$703	+3.37
455–495	477	28	150.00–170.00	$160.26	$764	+0.86
510–543	527	59	145.00–161.00	$153.46	$809	+0.62
545 value added	545	1	166.00	$166.00	$905	—
555–590	579	65	139.00–157.00	$145.17	$841	-4.27
605–635 value added	623	24	143.00–155.00	$144.48	$900	—
605–648	625	146	135.00–155.00	$148.20	$926	+6.62
660–685 value added	670	37	138.00–155.00	$138.58	$928	—
650–695	676	4	131.00–137.00	$133.77	$904	-7.18
700–745	725	49	124.00–134.00	$129.97	$942	-4.02
760	760	19	140.00	$140.00	$1,064	+9.66
765–770 value added	769	8	130.50–137.00	$131.31	$1,010	—
816	816	8	127.00	$127.00	$1,036	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	174.00–180.00	$176.98	$598	+9.32
370–395	383	10	150.00–175.00	$166.80	$639	+1.17
400–445	434	20	148.00–170.00	$159.59	$693	+2.16
450–480	465	11	140.00–162.00	$151.38	$704	+0.81
500–545	532	25	130.00–156.00	$150.95	$803	+4.02
540	540	5	149.00	$149.00	$805	+2.07
550–596	573	43	130.00–151.00	$141.68	$812	+1.44
595	595	11	144.00	$144.00	$857	+3.76
605–643	634	15	120.00–145.00	$126.80	$804	-12.38
660–691	680	60	124.00–145.00	$135.72	$923	-1.28
738–745	742	4	130.00–137.00	$133.48	$990	—
975	975	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	145.00	$145.00	$471	+8.00
375	375	4	155.00–162.00	$158.00	$592	+16.20
420–435	430	3	157.00–160.00	$158.99	$684	+8.91
465	465	1	147.00	$147.00	$684	-0.79
515–540	527	5	130.00–142.00	$137.41	$724	+2.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,006	—
915	915	6	122.00	$122.00	$1,116	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	177.00	$177.00	$381	—
270–295	283	4	155.00–157.00	$156.04	$442	+0.99
300–345	320	15	144.00–155.00	$151.69	$485	-0.11
350–395	375	15	136.00–151.00	$144.61	$542	-1.58
400–445	421	14	131.00–145.00	$140.39	$591	+0.37
435 fancy	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	—
450–495	466	47	126.00–142.00	$137.95	$643	+1.46
500–549	526	74	124.00–140.00	$133.49	$702	-1.70
550–595	576	39	120.00–138.00	$129.93	$748	-1.67
576 fancy	576	4	137.00	$137.00	$789	-1.34
596 value added	596	20	139.00	$139.00	$828	—
605	605	1	128.00	$128.00	$774	+0.50
600–647	620	58	121.00–136.00	$127.95	$793	+0.45
637–643 value added	642	27	130.00–137.50	$131.38	$843	—
650–695	669	48	115.00–128.00	$122.74	$821	+0.87
702–745	716	8	107.00–118.00	$113.36	$812	-2.01
755–775	759	8	109.00–115.00	$114.23	$867	+4.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	215	3	160.00–165.00	$163.41	$351	—
280	280	1	164.00	$164.00	$459	+14.49
300–345	323	16	129.00–154.00	$145.67	$471	+2.74
355–395	376	27	128.00–150.00	$139.46	$524	-0.86
400–445	424	59	122.00–146.00	$136.18	$577	-0.09
450–495	475	98	120.00–139.00	$133.17	$633	-0.74
500–545	528	72	125.00–135.00	$131.18	$693	+0.36
550–595	576	41	120.00–131.00	$124.12	$715	-1.26
600–639	620	19	115.00–124.00	$120.36	$746	+0.81
650–695	670	7	110.00–122.00	$115.07	$771	+1.13
775	775	1	109.00	$109.00	$845	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	152.00	$152.00	$395	—
300–345	323	7	128.00–147.00	$139.80	$452	+7.97
355–395	372	14	120.00–146.00	$135.53	$504	+2.87
400–445	424	15	117.00–137.00	$128.39	$544	-6.42
450–495	474	21	127.00–134.00	$131.81	$625	+5.68
500–535	518	15	117.00–128.00	$124.59	$645	+1.52
555–595	575	13	109.00–124.00	$118.15	$679	+7.41
620–645	628	8	110.00–115.00	$112.38	$706	+6.56
760–765	763	6	105.00–114.00	$109.51	$836	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	188.00	$188.00	$423	+17.02
255–290	274	4	179.00–182.00	$179.96	$493	+1.27
315–330	325	4	153.00–175.00	$168.42	$547	+5.66
355–395	374	22	131.00–165.00	$149.57	$559	-7.99
405–445	427	30	140.00–157.00	$152.02	$649	+3.80
450–495	477	47	125.00–152.00	$143.20	$683	-0.62
500–545	525	42	120.00–149.00	$136.28	$715	+0.01
550–595	571	25	114.00–145.00	$132.58	$757	+2.47
600–645	623	33	123.00–136.00	$128.64	$801	+4.51
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	-11.63
650–695	668	18	110.00–128.00	$119.28	$797	-2.35
710–745	729	4	104.00–115.00	$110.42	$805	-7.35
765	765	1	109.00	$109.00	$834	-2.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	222	3	195.00–205.00	$199.89	$444	—
265–275	270	2	190.00–193.00	$191.47	$517	+5.50
305–335	317	6	158.00–185.00	$179.06	$568	+7.83
360–390	371	15	146.00–170.00	$154.33	$573	-10.59
405–445	421	21	137.00–168.00	$154.72	$651	-4.11
450–495	471	37	135.00–159.00	$148.42	$699	-2.03
500–545	524	30	129.00–154.00	$143.77	$753	-0.73
550–595	568	39	124.00–144.00	$135.58	$770	-0.79
600–640	621	13	120.00–135.00	$129.99	$807	-0.90
650–690	673	29	117.00–133.00	$127.71	$859	+1.46
700–740	714	9	118.00–125.00	$121.01	$864	-1.43
750–785	768	2	113.00–117.00	$115.05	$884	-4.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	178.00	$178.00	$400	—
320–340	331	8	155.00–167.00	$159.44	$528	+0.96
350–390	375	6	148.00–157.00	$150.74	$565	+1.16
400–445	426	16	137.00–147.00	$142.82	$608	-4.90
450–495	470	22	125.00–142.00	$134.80	$634	-1.98
505–545	530	27	120.00–137.00	$131.07	$695	+2.56
555–595	574	14	111.00–132.00	$124.97	$717	-0.28
600–645	620	13	111.00–126.00	$120.15	$745	+0.49
660–695	683	3	115.00–120.00	$118.39	$809	+8.39
710–725	719	8	108.00–115.00	$111.23	$800	+1.58
755–775	765	2	100.00–107.00	$103.45	$791	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1435	1134	80-85%	84	54.00–68.00	$61.16	$694	—
775–1475	1162	80-85%	139	60.00–75.00	$66.16	$769	-1.93
920–1405	1189	80-85%	56	66.00–81.00	$72.83	$866	+4.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1265	934	85-90%	53	40.00–59.00	$53.51	$500	—
745–1225	997	85-90%	14	53.00–70.00	$62.82	$626	+13.34
725–1225	1012	85-90%	86	47.00–67.00	$59.39	$601	+2.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1795	1334	75-80%	76	54.00–75.00	$69.87	$932	-2.61
1095–1555	1349	75-80%	25	64.00–68.00	$66.48	$897	-6.00
1480	1480	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$947	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1870	1539	12	80.00–91.00	$82.99	$1,277	-7.24
1190–2400	1620	33	86.00–99.00	$90.46	$1,465	—
1200–2170	1798	29	93.00–105.00	$97.02	$1,744	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–945	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	400.00–575.00	$496.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–995	955	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–895.00	$813.56
915–1340	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	760.00–975.00	$900.57
1420–1550 fancy	1505	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,065.00–1,160.00	$1,104.37

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1235	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–880.00	$797.50
1090–1225	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$923.54
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–900.00	$862.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	700.00–1,600.00	$1,079.26
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	600.00–900.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	825.00–1,350.00	$1,200.21

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	380.00–800.00	$632.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–710.00	$634.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1085	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,339.31	—
925–1295	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,201.71	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,190.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	950.00–1,500.00	$1,327.50	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	675.00–775.00	$735.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	975.00–1,050.00	$1,012.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885–895	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–800.00	$762.29	—
945–985	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–800.00	$775.52	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,175.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.